German Colonial Empire

Although Germany's short-lived colonial empire (1884-1918) was neither large nor successful, it is historically significant. The establishment of German colonies and attempts to expand them affected international politics in a period of extreme tension. Smith focuses on the interaction between...

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Autor principal: Smith, Woodruff D. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press 1978.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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  • Cover Page; The German Colonial Empire; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations in Text; Part I The Origins of Germany's Colonial Empire; 1 Prelude to Empire; 2 The Seizure of the Colonies; 3 Colonialism in the Postacquisition Years; Part II The Colonies, 1885-1907; 4 Southwest Africa, 1885-1907: White Man's Country and the Roots of Genocide; 5 Togo: The "Model Colony"; 6 Cameroon: Capitalism and Colonialism; 7 German East Africa: Economic Exploitation and Colonial Politics; 8 The Pacific Colonies and Kiaochow; Part III Colonial Politics in Germany, 1890-1906.
  • 9 Groups and Interests in Colonial Politics10 Issues of Colonial Politics; 11 Colonialism, Navalism, and Weltpolitik; Part IV The Dernburg Era and its Aftermath; 12 The Colonial Crisis of 1906-1907 and the Rise of Dernburg; 13 The Dernburg Era, 1907-1910; 14 German Colonialism, 1910-1914; 15 The First World War and the Loss of the Colonies; Notes; Bibliography; Index.